Review Category : Security News

As economic woes hit rural communities, farmers are turning to technology to keep their land secure. In an instantly famous spot from this year’s Super Bowl, renowned Midwestern radio personality Paul Harvey intones, “On the 8th day… God made a farmer.” And on the 9th day, the farmer began worrying about his livelihood — and looking for innovative ways to protect it.

In Post-Newtown-Gun-Violence-Debate, USA, lawmakers and enforcement agents alike are looking for new ways to clamp down on shooting deaths. In New York City at least, the answer may lie in Terahertz Imaging Detection.

With Mardi Gras right around the corner, and summer a vague glimmer on the horizon (it’s coming, we promise), it’s a good time to start thinking about necessary steps to ensure your child’s safety in large crowds.

In an effort to combat the rising illicit use of prescription drugs, specifically OxyContin, New York City police will begin distributing “bait bottles” equipped with GPS trackers to pinpoint stash houses and crack down on pharmacy theft across the city.

UPDATE 11/20: Whitney will appear on ABC’s 20/20 Friday, November 21 at 10 p.m. EST. For more details click here.

We were thrilled to find the headline above posted on our Facebook wall by Arkansas mom Whitney Matney. It’s stories like Whitney’s that remind us why we got into the security business in the first place.

The young law student used a BrickHouse nanny cam to catch an allegedly abusive babysitter in the act and bring her to justice.

Whitney and her family recently appeared on the Ricki Lake Show to share their story.

While this year brought countless stories about privacy and surveillance, specifically in the realm of GPS tracking and hidden cameras, there was also a slew of wonderful videos shot on hidden cams that went viral. Here are our top 5 favorites from 2012:

Update 12/19/12: After we posted this story, we learned why NORAD had turned to Microsoft for Santa-tracking. Turns out the folks at Google Maps have created their own algorithm to track the red-suited one this Christmas Eve. Microsoft? Google? You decide. As noted below, we’ve already made our choice…

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We were surprised and a little alarmed to learn that NORAD has dumped Google and switched to Microsoft’s Bing Maps to track Santa as he flies from the North Pole to homes around the world this Christmas Eve.

Select fashion brands, including Benetton, have begun employing mannequins with complex cameras in their eyes to profile customer demographics and behaviors in order to maximize window display and employee efficiency.